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THE   VELOCIPEDE, 

Who  ever  saw  sueh  a  thing  before  ? 

*T  was  never  known  in  days  of  yore, 

When  men  forsake  the  foaming  steed, 

To  ride  the  famed  VELOCIPEDE. 

And  women,  too,  enjoy  the  sport, 

If  true  is  every  day's  report, 

Who  mount  and  ride  with  greatest  greed, 

The  world-renowned  VELOCIPEDE. 

Boys  who  take  pride  in  dressing  neat, 

And  want  a  "  Suit  of  Clothes  "  complete, 

Should  mount  some  fleet  VELOCIPEDE, 

And  away  to  FENNO'S  NEW  STORE  speed. 

Corner  of  Washington  and  Beach   Sts., 

BOSTON. 


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Festival. 

AND    POW-WOW. 


PROSPECTUS. 

WISH  to  propose  to  the  citizens  of  Boston  and  its 
suburbs,  (comprising  New- York,  Chicago,  the  little 
West,  and  the  Southern  States,)  a  project  so  gigantic 
.in  its  conception,  that  at  first  sight  it  may  seem  wild 
and  impracticable,  but  upon  reflection  I  am  convinced  they 
will  not  only  favor  it,  but  unite  with  me — heart,  hand,  and 
purse — in  its  consummation. 

Four  years  have  passed  away  since  R.  Lee,  Esq.  coinci 
ded  with  Gen.  Grant  that  a  longer  effusion  of  blood  was  a 
wretched  extravagance, — and  taking  into  consideration  the 
fact  that  his  army  was  entirely  surrounded  by  mudsills,  and 
were  greatly  in  need  of  a  square  meal — he  very  consider 
ately  made  Gen.  Grant  a  present  of  his  sword,  as  a  testi 
monial  of  his  regard ;  and  the  war  which  for  four  bloody 
years  and  forty-eight  bloody  months  had  deluged  our  country 
with  gore  and  things,  was  ended. 

We  have  not,  as  a  people,  commemorated  this  great  event, 
except  in  the  hanging  of  Wirz,  and  the  acquittal  of  Surratt, 
and  my  proposal  is  that  this  happy  and  united  country  assem 
ble  on  Boston  Common  on  the  22d  day  of  June  next,  which 
being  the  anniversary  of  the  chopping  down  of  the  cherry- 
tree  by  Geo.  Washington,  will  not  cause  any  unpleasant 


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feelings  to  arise  in  reference  to  the  difference  of  opinion 
existing  between  the  North  and  South,  for  the  four  years 
prior  to  April,  1865. 

The  object  of  this  gathering  is  for  the  purpose  of  having 
a  grand  Musical  Peace  Festival  and  Pow-wow,  for  a  season 
of  three  days,  in  honor  of  the  restoration  of  peace.  My 
first  project  in  reference  to  the  carrying  out  of  this  scheme 
is  the  erection  of  a  cheap  but  substantial  board-fence  around 
the  Common,  eleven  feet  high,  which  when  done,  will  form 
a  grand  coliseum,  capable  of  holding  several  millions  of 
people.  I  have  consulted  several  of  our  leading  architects 
as  to  the  cost  of  such  a  coliseum,  and  the  most  unanimous 
one  thinks  it  can  be  done  for  $743,000,000,  and  a  trifle  of  ten 
or  possibly  eleven  cents  over.  This  includes  whitewashing, 
and  the  puttying  of  knot-holes,  to  prevent  small  boys  and 
unrepentant  rebels  from  looking  through.  My  present  object 
then  is  to  find  743  men  in  Boston  who  will  give  $1,000,000 
each,  in  aid  of  this  great  work,  or  743,000,000  men  who 
will  give  $1.00  each.  This  insures  a  triumphant  success. 
And  if  the  thing  works  well,  I  may  get  up  some  little  ones 
for  ten  cents. 

The  scale  upon  which  I  propose  to  carry  out  the  musical 
part  of  this  gigantic  festival  is  most  magnificent,  and  is 
called  the  Fairbanks  scale.  I  shall  allude  to  this  hereafter. 

I  will  here  state  that  enclosures  of  money  in  aid  of  this 
gigantic  project  should  be  addressed  to  the  undersigned,  at 
the  office  of  Wide  World,  Boston. 

The  public's  humble  servant, 

MOSE   SKINNER. 

Americans  and  Fellow-Citizens  ! 

"  Let  us  have  Peace  !" 

This  you  can  easily  do,  by  aiding  this  great  work. — 
What  did  Gen.  Grant  say  ?  It  is  a  matter  of  history,  that 

Keep  the  head  clean  with  Choate's  BAPTACOMI, 
or  Liquid  Champoo. 


—  5  — 

when  the  Democrats  and  Republicans  were  undecided  as  to 
which  should  nominate  him  for  the  Presidency,  he  remarked, 
"  Gentlemen,  it  is  perfectly  immaterial  to  me,  only — 

"  '  Let  us  have  Peace  !  ' 

as  I  have  several  thousand  cigars  on  hand,  which  I  want  to 
smoke  in  quietness." 

What  did  my   noble  dog  "  Watch "  say,  when   he  stole 
the  bone  from  the  two  contending  pups :   (see  engraving) 
"  Let  us  have  Piece  /" 

What  did  Gen.  Washington  say,  at  Valley  Forge,  when 
his  servant  asked  him  what  he  would  have  for  dinner,  and 
told  him  there  was  nothing  left  but  dried   peas  ?     Turning 
to  Lafayette,  in  a  voice  choked  with  emotion,  he  said : 
"  Let  us  have  Peas !" 


The  great  object,  then,  is  a  GRAND  JUBILEE  OF  PEACE. 
Peace  !  how  sweet  a  word !  'T  is  a  salve  for  every  wounded 
spirit.  Like  a  lovely  fairy,  it  floats  over  us  and  lulls  us 
with  its  angelic  presence.  As  regards  those  money  enclos 
ures,  they  can  be  forwarded  as  above.  0  beautiful,  sweet, 
and  lovely  Peace  !  how  happy  are  we  in  thy  presence  ! 
Poets  chant  thy  lays,  O  Peace !  Peace  !  Peace  !  If  I  have 
omitted  to  mention  about  money  enclosures,  they  can  be 
forwarded  as  above. 

Since  publishing  the  above  idea  of  a  Grand  Peace  Fes 
tival,  I  have  received  letters  from  musical  people,  all  over 
the  country.  They  say  it  will  be  a  decided  success.  I 
have  also  been  waited  on  by  a  deputation  of  the  hotel 
keepers  and  the  leading  merchants,  who  are  all  enthusiastic 
in  their  praise.  They  say,  "  Go  ahead  ;  we  '11  back  you." 
And  they've  set  their  names  against  some  large  sums,  in 
aid  of  the  project. 


The  contributors  will  each  be  entitled  to  a  season  ticket, 
admission  into  any  free  lecture,  and  anything  in  the  St.  Joke- 
him  for  $1.00,  the  proprietors  having  kindly  volunteered  to 
open  a  branch  store  in  the  cemetery  adjoining  the  Common, 
the  occupants  of  one  of  the  largest  tombs  magnanimously 
consenting  to  vacate  for  the  purpose. 

The  "West  side  of  the  Coliseum,  comprising  the  parade 
ground,  will  be  reserved  for  men  who  expected  to  get  into 
Grant's  cabinet  and  did  n't.  The  top  of  the  flag-staff  will 
be  reserved  for  the  Washington  correspondents  who  knew 
of  whom  the  cabinet  was  to  be  composed. 

Several  hundred  velocipedes  will  be  sent  to  various  parts 
of  the  country,  to  bring  invited  guests ;  and  most  of  the 
prominent  men  of  the  country  are  expected,  including  Miss 
Dickinson,  Theo.  Tilton,  (not  the  inventor  of  the  "  tilting 
skirt,")  and  Daniel  Pratt,  the  great  American  traveler.  In 
order  to  promote  harmony  of  feeling,  Brick  Pomeroy  and 
Ben  Butler  will  enter  the  Coliseum  arm-in-arm,  embracing 
each  other  fervantly  at  intervals,  followed  by  Andy  Johnson 
and  Nasby,  weeping  hysterically  on  each  other's  bosoms. — 
Ex.  Sec.  Welles  will  also  be  present,  and  receive  his  friends 
under  the  great  elm,  previous  to  retiring  permanently  to  the 
Old  Ladies'  Home. 

I  will  now  endeavor  to  convey  an  idea  of  my 


The  First  Day  will  be  devoted  to  a  congratulatory  address 
upon  the  rebel  victories  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  and  a 
psalm  of  praise  because  there  was  n't  any  more  killed  at  the 
New  Orleans  Massacre,  the  frying  of  doughnuts  for  the  vast 
assembly,  and  the  preparation  of  Alabama  cla(i)ms,  for  a 


big  stew,  by  Reverdy  Johnson — his  recent  experience  in 
mixing  up  those  dishes  entitling  him  to  the  position.  Vice 
Admiral  Semmes,  of  the  C.  S.  Navy,"having  furnished  the 
materials  for  the  stew,  will  be  entitled  to  the  first  dish. 
Com.  Winslow  will  season  the  dish  with  some  of  his  famous 
"  Kearsarge  pepper,"  and  it  is  expected  the  stew  will  go 
down. 

As  this  is  a  Peace  Festival  in  every  sense  of  the  word,  it 
is  considered  highly  desirable  to  do  away  with  everything 
of  a  warlike  nature  to  be  found  in  the  country.  Having  in 
view  this  idea,  there  will  be  a  grand  hash,  consisting  of  red 
hot  shot,  unexploded  bomb-shells,  cavalry  sabres,  old  spurs, 
ramrods,  haversacks,  minie  rifles,  gunpowder,  half-cocked 
army  officers,  Hardee's  tactics,  Ben  Butler's  tactics,  West 
Point  Cadets,  cartridge-boxes,  knapsacks,  army  mules,  vet 
eran  corpses,  and  in  fact  everything  in  any  way  appertaining 
to  war ;  and  all  who  don't  partake  freely,  will  be  regarded 
as  bitter  unrepentant  rebels  of  the  deepest  dye.  A  solution 
of  whiskey  and  gunpowder,  called  the  "Fort  Pillow  mixture," 
will  be  administered  to  those  having  a  weak  appetite,  and 
ex-officers  of  the  army  desirous  of  "  picking  a  bone,"  can 
have  the  opportunity. 

A  re-hash  of  the  Impeachment  trial  will  then  be  served 
up ;  at  the  close  of  which,  all  the  hard  feelings  engendered 
by  the  war,  will  be  smothered,  and  served  up  as  a  dessert, 
with  the  famous  "  Southern  Braggodocia  sauce."  Owing  to 
the  Prohibitory  Law,  there  will  be  no  drinks  of  any  kind 
upon  the  ground,  excepting  the  drink  known  as  the  "  Veloci 
pede-rink,"  although  there  is  some  talk  of  boiling  the  Ori 
ental  tea  store.  Other  preparations  for  the  comfort  of  the 
guests  will  be  made.  A  large  tank  of  gore,  from  the  Brigh 
ton  slaughter-houses,  will  be  placed  upon  the  ground,  and 
any  of  our  Southern  brothers  who  are  of  the  same  mind  in 
reference  to  "wading  in  Yankee  gore,"  as  they  were  in  '61, 
can  have  the  opportunity.  The  last  ditch  of  the  Confed- 


—  8  — 

eracy  will  be  removed  to  the  Common,  and  no  obstacle  will 
be  placed  in  the  way  of  any  Southern  gentleman  desiring 
to  die  therein. 

I  will  here  state  that  passengers  will  be  allowed  to  pass 
over  East  Boston  bridge,  free,  and  that  arrangements  will 
be  made  to  have  the  Great  Eastern  run  to  Hingham  and 
back,  touching  at  South  Boston  Flats  ;  and  we  have  reason 
to  believe  that  the  Black  Maria  will  make  occasional  trips 
to  Lynn,  to  accommodate  invited  guests  from  that  city. 


SECOIV13 

The  morning  of  the  Second  Day  will  be  ushered  in  by 
the  crowing  of  roosters  and  the  howling  of  a  select  choir  of 
tom-cats,  who  have  kindly  volunteered  for  the  occasion :  to 
be  followed  by  the  washing  of  faces  and  hands,  by  the 
assembled  multitude, — the  Frog-Pond  to  be  used  as  a  wash 
basin.  Tooth-brushes  will  be  furnished  by  the  committee  ; 
and  it  is  earnestly  requested  that  there  be  no  extravagance 
in  this  respect — twenty-five  tooth-brushes  to  every  one  hun 
dred  individuals  is  considered  ample.  At  ten  o'clock,  the 
National  Anthem  of  "  Old  Bob  Ridley  "  will  be  performed 
by  all  the  bands  in  the  country,  including  "  Gideon's  Band," 
Band  Joe,  Waist  Band,  a  very  intelligent  Contra  Band,  and 
a  Hat  Band,  together  with  a  choir  of  two  or  three  hundred 
thousand  voices.  It  will  be  performed  as  follows : 

FIRST  VERSE.     (Very  warm.) 

All  the  bands,  and  2000  voices,  belonging  to  2,000  differ 
ent  individuals. 

SECOND  VERSE.     (Decidedly  hot.) 

All  the  bands,  5000  voices,  the  Great  Organ,  and  all  the 
organs  in  all  the  surrounding  towns  and  villages. 


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THIRD  VERSE.     (Red  hot.) 

All  the  bands  and  voices,  and  1000  additional  voices  from 
the  Deaf  and  Dumb  Asylum;  all  the  organs  in  all  the  citiea 
and  towns  in  the  United  States ;  2000  hand  organs  ;  6000 
jewsharps  ;  5000  of  the  basest  viols  ;  the  rolling  of  drums, 
the  rolling  of  thunder,  and  the  rolling  in  of  waves  on  Chel 
sea  Beach. 

Ringing  of  all  the  church  bells  in  the  United  States  and 
New  Jersey.  Ringing  of  all  the  bells  in  all  the  cheap  board 
ing  houses.  Ringing  of  dumb-bells,  diving-bells,  and  several 
South-End  belles.  Wringing  of  dish-cloths,  handkerchiefs, 
and  several  hundred  noses. 

The  pealing  of  cannon  by  400  artillery  men ;  the  peeling 
of  oranges,  bananas  and  lemons  by  the  assembled  multitude. 

The  blowing  of  fish-horns ;  blowing  of  noses  ;  blowing  of 
politicians,  and  blowing  of  40  sperm  whales. 

The  crowing  of  roosters  in  all  the  towns  in  N.ew  England, 
including  Col.  Greene's  campaign  rooster.  The  yelping  of 
pups  ;  the  howling  of  tom-cats  ;  the  croaking  of  frogs ;  and 
the  braying  of  jackasses,  &c.  &c. 

[Note. — The  pups  will  be  yelped  and  the  tom-cats  howled 
by  electricity  from  the  Fire  Alarm  Station.] 

During  the  singing  of  the  last  verse,  the  fountain  in  the 
Frog-Pond  will  play  the  national  air  of  "  That's  the  way  the 
money  goes,"  and  some  selections  from  the  old  masters  ; — 
and  by  kind  permission  of  Major  Jones,  the  Brewer  foun 
tain  will  brew  ale.  There  will  be  no  other  bruin  upon  the 
ground,  the  bear  having  been  removed,  as  he  cost  the  city 
deer. 

Several  pieces  not  mentioned  in  the  programme, — inclu 
ding  the  national  airs  of  New  Jersey,  Chelsea,  and  Marble- 
head — will  be  performed  with  similar  grand  effect. 

AT    TWELVE    O'CLOCK, 

the  great  soul-inspiring  marine  tableau,  of  Secretary  Welles 
pursuing  the  Alabama  in  a  row-boat,  will  take   place  on 
l# 


—  10  — 

the  Frog-Pond.  Captain  Semmes  may  be  plainly  seen, 
through  a  piece  of  smoked  glass,  sitting  on  the  poop-deck 
of  the  Alabama,  with  his  thumb  resting  gracefully  on  his 
nose,  and  his  fingers  gyrating  toward  the  Secretary  in  a 
playful  manner. 

To  be  followed  by  an  address  by  Daniel  Pratt,  the  great 
American  traveller.  Subject :  Is  Boston  destined  to  become 
one  grand  velocipede  rink,  or  is  it  not  ? 

ANTHEM    OP   PRAISE, 

by  the  undertakers  of  Boston,  in  view  of  the  approaching 
cholera  season.  At  2^  o'clock, 

THE    LOCAL    DRAMA    OF    "THE    SILVER    SPOON," 

Ben  Butler  in  his  great  part  of  "  Grab'em,  the  New  Orleans 
detective." 

GRAND    JEWSHARP    ORATORIO    AND    SING-FUNNY, 

from  Gen.  Lee's  Grand  Peace  Overture  to  Gen.  Grant,  in 
April,  1865  ;  arranged  for  the  Contra  Band — three  hundred 
jewsharps  will  perform  the  part  usually  played  by  one,  and 
at  its  close,  one  hundred  drummers  will  play  upon  one  drum, 
and  seventy-five  fif'ers  upon  one  fife,  and  it  is  supposed  the 
effect  will  be  awe-inspiring. 

ARTEMUS  WARD'S  OVERTURES  TO  BETSY  JANE, 
DURING  THEIR  COURTSHIP, 

will  be  performed  by  the  wax  figures  at  the  Museum,  who 
have  kindly  volunteered. 

AN    ADDRESS    BY    GEN.    FORREST,    LATE    C.  S.  A., 

on  the  "  Kind  feelings  and  brotherly  love  now  existing  in 
the  South  toward  the  North." 

GRAND    CHORUS    BY    ONE    HUNDRED    INMATES    OF   THE 

BLIND  ASYLUM.     ("  We  can't  see  it.") 


— 11  — 

To  satisfy  the  indignation  of  Northern  Radicals,  Jeff 
Davis  will  be  thrown  into  the  Frog  Pond,  at  three  o'clock. 
To  satisfy  the  Southern  gentlemen  present,  he  will  be  imme 
diately  bailed  out  by  Horace  Greeley,  who  will  use  his  ven 
erable  white  hat  for  the  purpose.  At  four  o'clock  all  the 
male  singers  in  New-England  and  elsewhere  available,  will 
be  united  to  all  of  the  female  singers,  forming  one  of  the 
"  grandest  matrimonial  choruses "  ever  heard  outside  of  a 
Chicago  Divorce  Court. 

GRAND    NATIONAL    CHANT, 

"  We'll  hang  Jeff  Davis  to  a  sour  apple  tree," 
by  a  select  choir  of  fifty  African  blondes  from  Joy  Street, 
and  all   the  negro   minstrels  in  the   country,  with  "  black 
crook  "  accompaniment. 

SINGING    OP   NATIONAL    AND    PATRIOTIC    AIRS, 

by  the  multitude,  including  any  airs  which  may  be  floating 
round,  in  addition  to  which  the  popular  symphony  by  Mozart, 
entitled  "  My  Johnny  was  a  shoemaker,"  by  a  party  of 
young  ladies  from  Lynn,  and  the  soul  inspiring  muse,  by 
Beethoven,  "  Oh  no,  Til  never  marry,"  by  a  choir  of  old 
maids,  will  be  performed.  At  five  o'clock, 

A    GRAND    DINNER 

will  take  place  on  the  Beacon  Street  Mall.  After  justice 
has  been  done  to  the  sumptuous  repast,  I  shall  propose  the 
following  toast: 

The  Army  and  Navy. — "  May  we  get  exempt  from  one, 
and  get  big  bounties  in  the  other." 

To  be  followed  by  other  toasts,  by  a  toasting-fork — including 
dry  toast,  dropped-eggs-on-toast,  etc.  etc. 

During  the  dinner  a  large  calcium  light  will  be  suspended 
from  the  big  elm,  and  will  cast  its  reflections  upon  our 
Southern  friends.  Any  other  reflections  cast  upon  them 


—  12  — 

will  be  considered  derogatory  to  Peace.     At  ten  o'clock,  all 
are  requested  to  retire  to  rest. 

Taps  will  be  sounded  at   twelve  o'clock,   and   anything 
tapped  after  that  hour  will  be  seized  by  State  Constables. 


THIRJD 

Address  by  Alex.  H.  Stephens,  on  "  The  dignity  of  labor, 
as  applied  solely  to  the  black  man,"  in  which  he  will  prove 
that  the  black  man  was  made  exclusively  for  the  purpose 
of  being  practiced  upon  with  the  revolver. 

Address  by  Horatio  Seymour,  on  "  The  natural  blood- 
thirstiness  and  hatred  of  the  North  toward  the  South,"  and 
paying  a  glowing  tribute  to  the  kind  feelings  and  magna 
nimity  of  the  South,  in  not  taking  prompt  measures  in 
reference  to  the  disloyal  element  formerly  existing  in  the 
Andersonville  Stockade,  at  that  time  occupied  by  Northern 
refugees  who  had  escaped  the  tyranny  of  Lincoln. 

A    CONUNDRUM,    BY   NASBT. 

"  Why  did  our  hearts  swell  with  joy,  when  at  the  close  of 
the  war,  we  beheld  our  brave  boys  returning  from  the  perils 
and  hardships  of — Canada?" 

Gen.  Forrest,  the  great  fire  eater,  late  C.  S.  A.,  will  then 
perform  some  of  his  startling  feats,  among  which  is  the 
great  feat  of  swallowing  two  pounds  of  powder,  and  then 
dropping  a  Jighted  match  down  his  throat. 

A  petition  will  then  be  read,  requesting  the  Government 
to  do  away  with  the  homes  for  disabled  soldiers,  and  de 
nouncing  them  as  a  wretched  extravagance. 

ADDRESS  BY  ANDY  JOHNSON. 

Subject. — "  Was  Judas  Iscariot  the  right  kind  of  a  young 
man  for  a  quiet  tea-party." 

In  conclusion  he  will  read  a  list  of  the  persons  he  has 
pardoned,  and  an  extra  paper  will  be  issued  every  hour,  con 
taining  the  names. 


—  13  — 

I  have  received  an  appeal,  signed  by  several  of  our  lead 
ing  merchants,  asking  me  not  to  hold  this  Festival  on  the 
Common,  but  in  some  other  spot.  That  no  misunderstand 
ing  may  ensue,  I  here  insert  it. 

Boston,  March-out,  1869. 

MR.  MOSE  SKINNER  :  Sir, — We  have  read  with  sur 
prise  and  awe,  your  proposal  to  hold  a  Peace  Festival  on 
Boston  Common,  and  forward  you  this  our  protest.  We 
place  our  objections  on  the  following  grounds  : 

1st.  In  building  a  coliseum  such  as  you  describe,  viz. : 
By  building  a  board  fence  eleven  feet  high  entirely  around 
the  Common,  you  would  be  confining  the  Common  to  a  very 
limited  space.  It  would  naturally  chafe  under  this  restraint, 
as  it  has  been  accustomed  to  roaming  around  at  it's  will. 

2d.  The  four  ladies  and  gentlemen  who  now  occupy  the 
position  of  watchers  at  the  base  of  the  Brewer  Fountain, 
should  be  considered.  It  is  not  using  them  with  gentlemanly 
consideration,  to  thus  debar  them  from  their  view  of  Park 
and  Tremont  Streets,  which  is  the  only  recreation  they 
enjoy.  This  your  board  fence  would  do. 

3d.  Serious  fears  are  entertained  that  the  fountain  on 
the  Frog  Pond  would  overflow  with  indignation  at  this  act 
of  tyranny,  and  it  is  very  evident  that  the  frogs  would 
suffer  no  small  inconvenience,  from  the  danger  of  being 
bailed  out  with  Jeff  Davis.  They  are  not  generally  croak 
ers,  but  we  think  that  their  objections  in  this  respect  are 
very  laudable. 

4th.  Not  only  would  it  make  bald  headed  places  on  the 
grass,  wear  out  the  seats,  rub  the  paint  off  the  fences,  and 
crowd  the  flagstaff,  but  such  a  large  number  of  persons  must 
necessarily  carry  off  large  quantities  of  gravel  upon  the 
soles  of  their  boots. 

These,  our  valid  reasons,  do  we  thus  lay  before  you,  feel 
ing  sure  that  they  carry  conviction  with  them.  We  consider 
the  Common  holy  ground,  and  the  time  is  most  assuredly 
coming,  when  no  one  shall  be  allowed  within  its  hallowed 
precincts.  It  pains  our  heart's  core  to  see  the  thoughtless 
deers,  as  they  frisk  and  gambol  o'er  its  surface,  and  we  con 
sidered  it  a  just  retribution  that  the  bear,  who  temporarily 
there  did  dwell,  destroyed  one  of  these  wicked  creatures  in 
the  midst  of  its  sin.  No,  O  no,  Mr.  Skinner,  not  the  Com- 

Choate's  O.  B.  and  O.  Tooth  Paste,  sent  by  Express 
for  75  cents. 


—  14  — 

mon — anywhere  else — but  do  not  insist  upon  the  Common. 
Oh  !  say  you  will  not,  Mr.  Skinner.  We  objected  to  new 
thoroughfares,  free  churches,  horse  cars,  Cochituate  water, 
the  widening  of  streets,  etc.,  etc.,  but  the  rash  and  impetuous 
freebooters  who  compose  the  rising  generation,  would  not 
listen  to  us  ;  but  the  time  is  coming,  the  time  is  coming. 

Let  us  hear  from  you  at  an  early  day,  and  that  you  will 
accede  to  our  request,  is  the  prayer  of  this  petition. 
Yours  respectfully, 

A.  FOSSIL,  0.  FOGY, 

EWELL  B.  GUST,        0.  R.  U.  SANE, 
U.  R.  A.  RETCH,        A.  MOULDY  PATE, 

and  49  others. 

If  popular  prejudice  obliges  me  to  select  another  spot,  I 
think  strongly  of  choosing  the  St.  James'  Park,  as  I  am 
acquainted  with  two  of  the  waiters  in  the  St.  James,  who 
would  render  me  all  the  assistance  in  their  power.  Their 
names  are  Tom  and  Jerry,  and  they  belong  to  one  of  the 
oldest  families  in  Boston. 


The  above  appeal,  requesting  me  to  select  some  other 
spot,  and  giving  very  sensible  reasons  therefor,  has  had  its 
effect ;  and  the  additional  fact  of  my  being  positively  for 
bidden  by  the  City  Fathers  to  hold  the  Festival  on  the 
Common,  has  led  me  to  reflect  whether  the  St.  James  Park 
would  not-be  a  better  place,  and  I  finally  decided  in  favor 
of  that  locality. 

I  will  state  that  the  work  goes  bravely  on,  and  that 
money  enclosures  in  aid  of  the  great  project,  are  pouring  in 
upon  me.  My  correspondence,  embracing  as  it  does  some 
of  the  highest  musical  authority  in  the  country,  is  one  of 
the  most  flattering  proofs  of  the  success  of  this  enterprise. 

State  of  Maine,  March  20^,  '69. 

MR.  MOSE  SKINNER:  Sir, — I  got  a  letter  from  you, 
telling  about  a  big  concert  on  Boston  Common  in  honor  of 
the  surrender  of  Lee,  and  the  restoring  of  peace  and  things 


—  15  — 

to  this  happy  and  united  country,  which  I  indistinkly  re 
member  as  having  occurred  some  years  ago.  At  first,  I 
didn't  think  much  of  the  plan.  It  seemed  at  this  late  day, 
too  much  like  setting  down  and  goin  into  raptoors  of  joy, 
because  your  great-grandfather's  last  illness  was  not  attended 
with  any  pain.  My  wife  thot  so  too.  On  looking  at  the 
letter  agin,  however,  I  saw  you  had  rit  out  an  order  for  me 
to  call  on  Tuttle,  and  git  measured  fur  a  soot  of  close  next 
time  I  was  in  Boston,  and  as  soon  as  I  read  that,  the  scales 
fell  from  my  eyes,  and  I  think  your  mighty  project  is 
a  tarnation  big  thing.  My  wife  thinks  so  too.  It  must 
be  a  very  nice  feeling  to  feel  that  this  whole  country  will 
owe  its  future  peace  and  happiness  to  you,  in  which  you 
to-day,  sir,  stand  in  the  position  of  the  Boss  Olive  Branch 
of  19th  Sentry.  Oh,  Mr.  Skinner,  you  must  be  a  happy 
man,  to  feel  that  unborn  generations  will  rise  up  and  call 
you  blessed.  I  killed  my  pig  yesterday.  He  ways  450 
pounds  sterlin,  and  I  am  going  to  send  you  a  spare  rib.  I 
will  send  by  express,  and  I  will  not  forget  to  call  on  Tuttle 
for  them  soot  of  close.  I  think  your  Peace  Festival  is  one 
of  the  biggest  things  I  ever  heard  of,  and  I  am  happy  to 
say  that  my  wife  Abigal  Jane  coinsides  with  me  in  this 
view  of  the  matter,  tho  she  thinks  she  cood  be  more  of  a 
coinsider  if  you  had  made  some  jinral  observations  in  refer 
ence  to  a  new  bonnet  for  her,  in  your  letter.  And  now  Mr. 
S.,  may  happy  dreems  be  thine,  and  may  a  select  number 
of  fust  class  angels  perform  lulabys  to  you  evermore. 
Yours  with  love, 

FERNANDO  SCKIGGINS, 

Blower  of  the  Orthydoz  orgin,  Brunswick  4  Corners,  Me. 

Boston,  March  6th,  '69. 

MR.  MOSE  SKINNER  :  Sir, — L^received  your  circular, 
setting  forth  your  prospectus  for  a  Grand  National  Jubilee, 
in  due  season ;  on  attempting  to  read  it,  however,  I  was  so 
struck  by  the  gigantic  magnificence  of  the  project,  that  I 
immediately  fainted  away,  and  fell  under  my  work  bench. 
I  soon  recovered,  however,  and  read  three  lines  more,  when 
I  again  sank  into  unconsciousness,  and  it  was  only  by  re 
peated  overtures  on  the  part  of  my  wife,  that  I  finally 
recovered.  My  sole  is  filled  with  awe  at  the  gigantic  project, 
and  I  would  cheerfully  sacrifice  my  awl,  rather  then  see  it 


—  16  — 

fail,  or  would  even  submit  to  an  increase  of  my  tacks.  It 
is  very  creditable  in  you  to  thus  assist  in  heeling  up  the 
wounds  inflicted  by  the  late  war,  and  I  hope  that  you  will 
peg  away  till  you  are  successful  in  so  doing,  and  this 
mighty  people  shall  wax  strong.  In  reply  to  your  request 
that  I  shall  whistle  "  When  this  Cruel  War  is  Over,"  with 
variations,  I  will  only  say  that,  being  unaccustomed  to  whis 
tling  anything  but  Yankee  Doodle  for  several  years,  I  do 
not  think  I  could  furnish  the  necessary  pucker  requisite  to 
do  justice  to  that  pathetic  composition.  I  might,  however, 
be  willing  to  assist  in  sounding  taps. 

Yours,  &c.,  Y.  DOODLE. 

Terry  Haut,  Indiana,  March  7,  1869. 
MR.  MOSE  SKINNER  :  We  have  seen  your  program  out 
here,  about  your  thundering  big  concert  next  June,  and  my 
daughter  Lize,  she  is  jest  red  hot  to  take  a  part.  She  is  24 
years  old,  corn-fed,  wears  No.  29  corsits,  and  has  gut  a  voice 
like  a  brigade  of  famished  alligators.  She  can  outsing,  out- 
eat,  outwalk,  and  outcourt,  any  gal  in  these  parts.  When 
she  opens  her  mouth,  you  have  jest  as  good  a  chart  of  the 
Dismal  Swamp  as  ever  you  see,  and  a  bully  idea  of  the 
Mammoth  Cave.  She  is  jest  what  you  want  for  your  hef 
tiest  oratory.  She  will  cum  as  low  as  any  musical  instru 
ment  of  the  same  size.  If  you  wish  to  engage  her,  rite 
soon,  coz  she  has  gut  to  make  a  change  of  under  clothing, 
and  git  her  boots  tapped.  She  wears  a  pooty  good  size,  and 
the  shoemaker  has  to  move  out-doors  when  he  taps  them, 
as  his  shop  ain't  very  large ;  so  he  won't  do  any  work  for 
her,  only  pleasant  days.  Direct  to 

JAKE  HOOSIEB. 
P.  S. — Rite  soon.  

Montreal,  Canada,  Febuary  28,  1869. 
MR.  MOSE  SKINNER  :  Sir, — Your  circular,  in  reference 
to  your  gigantic  Peace  Festival,  is  creating  quite  a  sensation 
in  this  place,  and  if  you  have  not  obtained  the  requisite 
number  of  performers,  I  should  like  to  proffer  my  humble 
services.  I  am  43  years  old,  and  unmarried.  Should  like 
to  join  in  your  ancient  maidens  chant,  "Oh,  No,  I'll  never 
Marry."  My  voice  is  a  very  good  falsetto.  My  teeth, 
also,  are  a  very  good  false-set-oh !  I  can  C  sharp  or  B  flat, 
as  occasion  requires.  I  am  perfectly  at  home  in  all  the 

Let  us  have  Paste !    Choate's  Oak  Bark  and  Orris, 
for  Whitening  the  Teeth. 


—  17  — 

scales,  from  a  fish  scale  to  a  Fairbanks.  My  voice,  in  its 
rippling  cadence,  resembles  my  waterfall.  My  nose  is  a 
turnup,  which  enables  me  to  scent  any  air.  On  examina 
tion  with  a  pair  of  tweezers,  I  find  I  have  an  excellent  ear 
'for  music,  and  I  am  perfectly  confident  that  I  could  sing 
any  strain,  without  straining  my  voice. 

Hoping  to  hear  from  you,  I  remain  yours  very  truly, 

SARAH  NADE. 

Among  other  celebrities  from  whom  I  have  received 
letters,  assuring  me  that  they  will  certainly  be  present,  are 
Clara  Nett,  Sarah  Finn,  Major  Keys  and  his  son  Minor 
Keys,  and  Thomas  Catt,  composer  of  the  celebrated  "  Mid 
night  Olio." 


I  originally  intended  to  hold  this  Festival  but  three  days, 
but  several  prominent  gentleman  have  applied  to  me  for 
permission  to  erect  near  the  Park,  various  edifices  of  the 
Gothic  style  of  architecture,  in  appearance  neat  but  not 
gaudy,  for  the  purpose  of  furnishing  the  abdomens  of  the 
assembled  multitude  with  sumptous  viands,  consisting  in 
part  of  the  mixture  known  as  clam  chowder ;  those  innocent 
looking,  but  deceitful  tornadoes,  commonly  called  "  cold 
beans,"  pronounced  by  eminent  physicans  of  the  old  school 
to  be  one  of  the  most  cheerful  tonics  that  we  have;  the 
leathery  substance,  distinguished  from  other  viands  by 
using  the  word  "  liver,"  with  the  prefix  of  "  fried,"  a  most 
invigorating  article  of  diet ;  and  several  thousand  yards  of 
that  highly  nutritious  article  of  food  known  as  "  fried 
tripe."  There  will  be  large  quantities  of  these  viands 
cooked,  and  several  prominent  physicans  assure  me  that 
five  days  is  really  only  a  fair  length  of  time  for  their 
consumption.  I  have  therefore  decided,  in  view  of  these 
facts,  to  hold  the  festival  jive  days  instead  of  three  ;  and  this 
will  give  all  a  chance  to  spend  what  money  they  may  bring 
with  them. 


These  viands,  and  those  before  mentioned,  will  be  fur 
nished  very  low,  and  there  is  no  reason  why  anybody 
should  indulge  in  the  wretched  extravagance  of  boarding 
at  a  hotel. 

Omnibuses  will  run  to  the  Festival  grounds  at  the  rate 
of  40  a  second  ;  and  the  drivers  are  earnestly  requested, 
as  soon  as  their  horses  fall  dead  in  their  tracks,  to  lift  them 
up  tenderly,  and  bear  them  with  care  to  the  grand  refresh 
ment  saloon,  which  may  be  distinguished  from  the  others 
by  the  inscriptions,  "  Sirloin  Steak,"  "  Rabbit  Pie,"  etc. 

As  I  said  before,  letters  are  pouring  in  upon  me  from  all 
quarters,  of  the  most  pathetic  description,  eagerly  proffering 
services  and  money.  Some  in  their  enthusiasm  even  pro 
pose  to  make  me  a  candidate  for  State  Constable.  Kind 
friends,  your  money  I  freely  accept,  but  your  candidate  I 
cannot  be. 

I  will  now  endeavor  to  give  some  ideas  of  the  programme 
for  the  closing  days  of  the  Great  Peace  Festival  and  Pow 
wow.  The  fact  of  my  deciding  to  hold  it  five  days,  instead 
of  three,  has  somewhat  disarranged  my  plans.  I  have  not 
got  enough  raw  material,  in  the  shape  of  music,  to  last  me 
five  days ;  £nd  I  shall  either  have  to  depend  on  one  rainy 
day,  or  else  rehash  some  of  the  old  Oratorios  and  Sing- 
funnys,  and  produce  them  under  another  name. 


THE 

will  be  occupied  by  the  singing  of  ballads,  performances  on 
the  banjo,  and  a  hand-organ  overture  or  two.  The  news 
paper  known  as  "  Grant's  Cabinet  Organ,"  will  perform 
the  favorite  air  entitled,  "  The  Dry  Goods  Clerk's  Lament, 
or  how  I  lost  the  Treasury,"  by  A.  Stewart.  One  of  our 
most  prominent  composers  of  music  has  sent  us  several  new 


—  19  — 

ballads,  which  will  be  sung  in  a  very  pathetic  manner. 
Among  which  are  the  following  :  "  Dear  mother,  must  I  get 
up  now  ?"  "  Is  it  raining,  dear  parent,  in  East  Boston  ?" 
"Tell  my  mother  I  am  bilious,"  "I  feel  I'm  growing  bald, 
Julia,"  and  the  famous  conundrum  song,  "  Where,  O  where, 
are  the  Hebrew  children  ?"  Two  hours  will  then  be  devoted 
to  playing  bluff,  seven-up,  and  other  childlike  recreations, — 
the  entire  proceeds  of  which  will  be  devoted  to  the  buying 
of  a  linen  duster  for  Andy  Johnson,  to  protect  him  from 
the  rigors  of  the  approaching  season.  An  entirely  new 
piece  will  then  'be  performed,  by  Gideon's  Band,  entitled 
"  The  Metropolitan  Horse  Railroad  Galop,"  which  is  re 
spectfully  dedicated  to  the  urbane  conductors  and  the  careful 
drivers  on  the  down  grades. 

Ail  Intermission  of  Three  Hours 

will  then  take  place,  to  allow  the  assembled  multitude  to 
discuss  the  sumptuous  viands  for  sale  at  the  gothic  edifices 
at  an  astonishingly  low  price. 

The  rest  of  the  day  viill  be  devoted  to  healing  up  the 
wounds  caused  by  the  late  war,  and  in  the  outpouring  of 
several  large  phials  of  brotherly  love,  including  a  bass  viol ; 
and  hearts  that  were  formerly  wrung  with  grief,  will  be 
hung  up  to  dry. 


THE 

On  the  morning  of  the  fifth  day,  a 

GRAND  MARCH  OF  PEACE, 

by  th*  assembled  multitude.  Lawyers  will  walk  together. 
Republicans  and  democrats  will  drink  from  the  same  bottle  ; 
dogs  and  bologna  sausages  will  walk  along  arm-in-arm,  in 
the  most  peaceful  manner.  Divorced  couples  will  embrace 


—  20  — 

cordially.  Couples  who  have  been  married  five  or  six  years 
will  exchange  words  of  love  ;  and  rival  editors  will  weep 
on  each  other's  bosoms.  During  the  march,  oil  and  water 
will  mingle  freely  together,  and  all  the  extremes  in  the 
country  will  meet  at  a  spot  to  be  hereafter  selected. 

The  milk  of  human  kindness  will  flow  like  water,  and  the 
cream  which  collects  will  be  used  in  the  manufacture  of  ice 
cream,  and  there  is  no  doubt  that  there  will  be  many  a 
quartette.  Souls  that  bowed  with  grief,  will  pass  their  best 
friends  without  bowing  at  all ;  and  hearts  that  were  heavy 
with  grief,  will  be  weighed,  to  ascertain  how  much  they 
weigh  without  the  jjrief.  Brows  that  were  clouded  with 
sorrow,  will  have  the  clouds  swept  away  with  a  hair  brush 
and  fine  tooth  comb ;  and  brains  that  were  overtaxed,  will 
take  oath  before  the  nearest  tax  collector,  that  such  is  the 
fact.  Eyes  that  were  red  with  weeping,  will  be  read  with 
spectacles.  Ears  that  were  always  closed  to  the  wails  of 
the  suffering,  will  be  open  to  all  sorts  of  wails,  including 
the  wailing  of  infants,  the  whaling  of  school-boys,  and  all 
the  whales  in  the  Atlantic  Ocean.  v  Purses  that  were  always 
open  to  the  poor,  will  be  open  to  the  fat  also  ;  and  even 
horses  will  stop  at  the  sound  of  whoa,  and  give  the  bit  out 
of  their  mouth.  Everybody  with  squeaking  boots  will  have 
music  in  their  souls. 

A  large  meerschaum  pipe,  called  the  "  Pipe  of  Peace," 
will  be  suspended  in  a  prominent  position,  and  as  the  throng 
pass  under  it,  they  will  take  as  large  a  whiff  as  they  can 
conveniently  hold,  which  they  are  earnestly  requested  to 
swallow,  in  order  to  promote  harmony  of  feeling.  After 
which,  all  the  seats  in  the  grand  Coliseum  will  be  removed, 
thereby  giving  opportunity  for  an  interchange  of  borrowed 
toothpicks,  pocket-books,  hats,  vests,  &c.  &c.,  thus  bringing 
to  a  happy  close  the  most  imposing  musical  ceremonies,  and 
the  grandest  National  Gathering  since  the  battle  of  Antie- 
tam,  or  which  has  ever  adorned  the  pages  of  any  spelling 
book.  . 


—  21  — 

THE    PRICE    OP   A    SEASON    TICKET, 

as  I  said  before,  is  $743,000,000  ;  or  743,000,000  persons 
can  easily  form  a  club,  at  $1.00  each,  and  thus  obtain  a 
transferable  check,  admitting  them  at  any  hour  of  the  day 
or  night. 

DISPOSITION  OF  THE  PROFITS. 

The  entire  profits  arising  from  this  National  Peace  Fes 
tival,  to  be  distributed  among  the  exempts  and  sutlers  of 
the  late  war,  and  the  widows  of  bounty-jumpers  who  nobly 
died  jumping  ; — the  amount  to  be  in  proportion  to  the  num 
ber  of  inhabitants  in  the  city  or  town  where  they  reside, 
who  are  in  favor  of  annexation  to  Boston.  If  anything  is 
left  over,  it  will  be  devoted  to  prevailing  on  a  lady  friend  of 
purs  who  keeps  a  boarding-house,  to  part  with  our  trunk? 
which  she  has  detained  in  consequence  of  our  being  unable 
to  settle  a  little  difference  we  had  with  her,  which  com 
mences  "  Mr.  Mose  Skinner,  Dr." 


1ST  O  TES. 

In  order  to  promote  kind  feelings  toward  the  South,  and 
create  a  feeling  of  confidence,  Confederate  Scrip  will  be 
considered  legal  tender,  on  the  five  days  of  the  Festival, — 
and  any  person  passing  a  greenback  (on  the  sidewalk)  will 
be  subject  to  arrest. 

One-armed  and  one-legged  soldiers  are  requested  to  retire 
into  the  country,  in  order  that  their  presence  may  not  cause 
any  unpleasant  recollections  to  arise  in  the  minds  of  our 

Southern  friends. 

***** 

Thus  do  we  "  wind  up "   our   programme  for  a   Grand 
Peace  Festival,  hoping  that  no  one  will  "  run  it  down." 
The  public's  humble  servant, 

MOSE  SKINNER. 

Oak  Bark  and  Orris  Tooth  Paste. 
At  Choate's,  under  the  Revere  House. 


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"I  SAY,  YOU: 

If  a  feller  gets  Cut, 
or  Burns  hisself,  or 
has  a  Bile,  or  any 
other  darned  Sore, 
jest  let  him  buy  a 
box  of  REDDING'8 
RUSSIA  SALVE. 
That  '11  cure  him." 


A  Stiffikit  from  old  'Bije  Hacmetack, 

MISTER  REDDING,  —  That  ar  Russia  Salve  you  make  is  a  puty 
good  thing.  I've  gin  it  a  tolerable  sarching  trial,  and  I  kalkilate  there 
aint  nothing  in  the  healing  line  that  kin  ekel  it,  you  bet.  My  Sally 
used  to  be  dreadfully  troubled  with  Chilblains,  but  sence  she  tried  your 
Salve,  her  feet  haint  worried  her  a  bit.  My  old  woman  would  sooner 
be  without  pork  than  not  hav  RUSSIA  SALVE  in  her  kuphurd.  She 
says  doctors  aint  no  'count  side  a  box  of  your  Salve.  Them  's  my 
sentiments.  But  what  I  rit  you  this  stifficate  for  is  about  my  youngest 
boy  Bijah.  You  see,  he's  jest  like  all  boys,  skyroysterin  round,  into 
evry  darned  thing  that  kums  in  his  way,  when  one  day  —  I  reckon  he 
wont  forget  it  for  a  spell  —  he  went  and  sot  down  in  a  tub  full  of  biling 
water  by  mistake.  Jerusalem  !  you  never  did  hear  such  a  yell  as  that 
ar  boy  set  up.  It  warnt  harf  a  sekond  fore  he  histed  himself  out  of 
that  tub,  you  bet.  Widow  Slopper,  a  neighbor  of  ourn,  heered  the 
burnt  critter  yell,  and  in  she  burst.  "  Massy  sakes  !  what  on  airth  's 
the  matter?"  She  soon  found  out.  "Get  the  RUSSIA  SALVE  —  tear 
off  his  trowsers  —  stop  your  yelling  —  get  the  flour  box  and  we'll  kiver 
it  all  over  first—  then  put  on  RUSSIA  SALVE."  *  *  *  She  's 
an  awful  spry  woman  is  Widow  Slopper.  Well,  Mister  Redding,  not 
to  take  up  tu  much  of  your  valubje  time,  jest  as  soon  as  Russia  Salve 
cum  into  collisyun  with  his  allfired  sore  bottom,  he  hawhawed  right 
out.  "  0  that's  bully  !  It  don't  smart  a  bit.  Hooray  !"  Yon  don  't 
know  how  tickled  the  little  cuss  was.  Well,  it  warnt  more  'n  a  week 
afore  he  war  well  as  ever  —  which  war  all  owin'  to  RUSSIA  SALVE. 

P.  S.  I  wish  you  'd  send  me  your  fotygraff.  Our  minister  warnts 
to  put  it  along  a  lot  of  other  bennyfactors  he's  gut. 

Abfy  Beany.  Widow  Slopper  warnts  your  fotygraff  tu.  Don  't 
you  send  her,  kos  she'll  tell  everybody  it's  a  pictur  of  her  deceeset 
husband  Slopper,  who  warnt  known  in  these  parts  never. 

Yours  to  command,  BIJE    HACMETACK, 

Sarjunt  in  Co.  K,  16  Indianys,  Suckerville  Creek,  Indianj/. 

The  'Pothecaries,  the  Druggists,  the  Grocers,—  all 
sell  Bedding's  RUSSIA  SALVE,  and  praise  it. 


STORE, 

10    STJIMI^IEIR    STREET. 


Suits  for  Two  Dollars  !          Suits  for  Three  Dollars  ! 
Men's  and  Boys'  Suits,  Two  Dollars! 

Men's  Suits,   Three  Dollars! 
Hats  and  Bonnets,  ONE  DOLLAR  ! 

Hats  and  Bonnets,  TWO  DOLLARS  ! 

Hats  and  Bonnets,  THREE  DOLLARS  ! 

20,000  Articles! 

ALL    AT 

One, 

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F.    P.    BA.BBIT, 

WITH 

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AND   DEALER   IN 

Gentlemen's   Furnishing  Goods, 

579   WASHINGTON  STREET, 


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The  attention  of  visitors  to  the  Peace  Jubilee  is  particu 
larly  called  to  the  above-named  resort  of  Fashion,  where 
can  be  found  one  of  the  most  complete  assortments  of 


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that  Boston  affords.     We  would  especially  call  the  attention 
of  Visitors  to  our  Elegant  Stock  of 


which  for  lightness  of  fabric  and  excellence  of  finish,  cannot 
be  surpassed.     In  our 


we  have  all  the  Latest  Styles  in  FRENCH,  ENGLISH,  and 
AMERICAN  manufacture. 

We   are  now  opening  the  most   Elegant  and  Complete 
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OFFERED    IN    BOSTON. 

STRANGERS    visiting   Boston,  would  do  well  to 
give  us  a  call. 

S.    ZKLOTJS    <3z    OO. 

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